10 Beauty Looks Inspired From the 10 Times You Wanted to Be a Pop Princess

Sure, we may be singing "Teenage Dream" in the shower, but when styling our hair and makeup, we're probably channeling Kate Bosworth (pretty, elegant, safe) more than Katy Perry (pretty, cartoon-like, wackadoo). But who says you can't have it both ways? Here, we've distilled some of the most iconic—and out there—looks in pop princess history down to their beauty essence, so you can actually wear them on days that aren't October 31. How's that for dreamy?

The Translation: Just a hit of bubblegum pink—a color as girly and flirty as Perry's getup. In other words, just like Mandy Moore's look here, where it's all about the lips. Keep your eyes simple, with just a touch of eyeliner and mascara. Apply a pink blush on the apples of your cheeks and blend. Then, drumroll...the big Perry-inspired payoff: Swipe on a high-impact bubbly-pink lip color, like Revlon ColorStay Ultimate Suede in Muse, and you'll look as sweet as pie.

The Translation: Take that glitter-bomb goodness and turn it into a sexy-eye look. With sparkly eyes, it's easy to overdo it and wind up resembling a craft-aisle explosion. To look more like this gorgeous shot from the Jason Wu spring 2014 runway instead, start out with an eye-shadow primer, then use a dense eye-shadow brush (or finger) to apply a glittery shadow, like Urban Decay Eyeshadow in Half Baked, and dust a matte-brown shadow in your crease to create depth and avoid glitter overload. Finish the whole thing off with some black liner, and you're drop-dead beautiful.

The Translation: Dial the gleam down a notch, to silver nails, à la Katy Perry's manicure at the 2009 MTV VMAs. There are a couple of finish options when it comes to polish: If demure is your deal, Revlon Top Speed Nail Enamel in Sterling is the perfect low-maintenance polish. Craving something more blinged out? Floss Gloss Dimepiece is as close to disco-ball nails as you can get. Whatever your selection, make sure to apply two coats and finish with a topcoat.

The Translation: Mermaid hair. To look as though you've just escaped Poseidon's clutches (like the perfectly mussed Cameron Diaz), start by generously spritzing hair with a salt spray, like Bumble and Bumble Surf Spray, scrunching as it dries. Grab a large curling iron and wind the front section of your hair around the barrel, wrapping away from your face. If you want more waves, pick random pieces throughout the hair, alternating the direction in which you curl the hair. Life's a beach.

The Translation: That glossy, black, sexy mood is all over Zoë Saldana's look here. To get your own version, line around the entire eye with a black-kohl liner, like Sephora Collection Lasting Kohl Pencil in Intense Black. With a small eye-shadow brush, dust a deep, shimmery shadow over the eyeliner, lightly smudging it. Brush the same shadow onto your lid from the crease down. Blend your crease with a matte shadow in a similar shade. If you want to dial up the shimmer, dab a lighter shadow on the center of your lid. Gorgeous!

The Translation: Capture that striking vibe with the kind of bold graphic eyeliner seen in the Lanvin fall 2013 show. With a gel liner, like the Sephora Collection Waterproof Smoky Cream Liner in Matte Black, draw an extended cat eye, slanting toward the end of your eyebrow. Fill in that triangle with liner. Take black eye shadow and press it into your lid from lash line to crease, connecting the shadow and liner into a seamless shape.

The Translation: Lace up your nails, with a manicure like this one, from the Tracy Reese fall 2010 show. Select any nail polish and lace color that you're feeling, then trim the lace to fit each nail. Paint on a coat or two of the polish, letting it dry completely. Apply a topcoat, and while it's still wet, place the lace pieces on each nail, pushing them down into the clear topcoat with a toothpick.

The Translation: When sheer meets deep contours, everybody wins, so wear some dark and smoky swooped liner, like Zhang Ziyi did at a store opening this spring. With a black pencil or gel liner, make a thin, swooped line that's angled slightly up. Tap a small shadow brush into a smoky charcoal-colored eye shadow, and use it to lightly smudge the eyeliner in a upward direction, blending well. Finish off with a little bit of coral-y lip shine, like Clinique Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm in Mega Melon. Beyond gauzy chic.

The Translation: An unkempt side braid, like this one on Lucy Hale, perfectly captures that nature-girl vibe. Prep hair by spraying with a dry shampoo, like Herbal Essences Naked Dry Shampoo, to get more tousled texture. Pull your hair to one side and loosely braid it. Finish off with a small hair tie, and tug out a few pieces of the braid at random to complete the bed head-y look. Who's ready for a romp in a field?